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January 24, 2026Aging & Mental Health1 citations

‘The loneliness on a daily basis is the toughest part’: a qualitative exploration of older veteran men’s social connection needs and barriers

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JLJulie LutzVA Palo Alto Health Care SystemCDCarter H. DavisVA Palo Alto Health Care SystemCGChristine E. GouldPalo Alto University

Key Points

  • Identify the social connection needs and barriers faced by older veteran men.
  • Qualitative exploration of social connection experiences
  • Interviews with older veteran men
  • Analysis of identified needs and barriers
  • Older veteran men have diverse social connection needs
  • Report various barriers in achieving social connections
  • Findings suggest the need for tailored interventions to improve support

Abstract

Older Veteran men report heterogeneous and unique social connection needs and barriers for which they struggle to find support. These findings can guide development of multidimensional, flexible interventions to improve social connection in older Veteran men.

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Lutz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/697461a8bb9d90c67120b7fehttps://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2610829
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